As a hospital-based physician, I almost always treat people with serious chronic health conditions. As a consequence of these conditions, they lose not just energy but also connection to much of what ...

The ability to perform the simple activities of daily living--dressing, bathing, toileting, preparing simple meals, and doing light housekeeping, for example--is crucial to an older adult's ...

Being more social by visiting friends, attending parties and going to church may help keep your brain healthy, according to new research. Visiting friends, attending parties and going to church may ...

Research from the Rush Memory and Aging Project reveals that older adults who engage in more social activities develop dementia up to five years later than those who are less socially active, ...

It is widely recognized that social connection plays a key role in longevity. People who are lonely or socially isolated experience more health problems and die younger. 1 A lack of social ...

Social engagement could have a major impact on the development of dementia, potentially delaying onset of the cognitive disease by five years, according to a new study. Researchers from the Rush ...

Prescriptions for social activities, exercise and the arts — first popularized in Britain — are coming to America. But some experts say the U.S. health care system may get in the way. By Christina ...